Park City Quilt Festival
April 20th, 2009
I’m like that one annoying member of a quilt guild - who every year when it’s time for the annual quilt show… is late with her quilts for hanging. So here I’m late to the party that EVERYONE has a quilt hanging in. So in case you’re like me and didn’t know… Amy of Park City Girl is hosting a Blogger’s Quilt Festival. A virtual one. How cool is THAT! And it’s huge. HUGE. Über HUGE.
So in my mind… the picturesque Main St. of Park City is lined with everyone’s favorite quilt. Beautiful quilts. Beautiful friends. It’s like visiting everyone with their favorite quilt (and some with an extra one they’ve snuck in, like, ahem, moi). The weather is glorious in Park City in my mind as I stroll from quilt to quilt, and the question I ask each friend at their quilt… “so where are we having lunch?”
Amy’s Quilt Festival even has sponsors/vendors (just to name a few… like Jona, Anina, Kathy and Kim). It’s just like an IRL quilt show - but there’s a piece of monitor glass in the way to keep me from touching the quilts (yes, I touch). No judging, no lunching (bummer) - just beloved quilts. This is so fun, so be sure to check it out. And knock, knock, knock… I think we should ask these guys to pony up a weekend in Park City - and it has nothing to do with the fact that Park City is on my Must Visit Wish List.
Amy asks us to show our favorite quilt. Mine is my Roly Poly Circus. All hand embroidered and hand quilted. It took me fooooooor-evah to make it, but I loved every second of it. I’ve written about it previously here.
My snuck-in-quilt is my Irish Tea Party quilt. Also hand embroidered and hand quilted - and also colored with crayons. This is a BOM from Crabapple Hill (or as I like say ala Simpson-glish… Cra-Bapple Hill) called “Tea Party“, (the Irish Chain is my own setting). I had SO MUCH FUN making the blocks, and even better… it was a group BOM project in my Redwork group. Handwork and friends… nothing’s better then that.
My photo doesn’t do it justice, and the pretty fabrics are from In The Beginning, and I can’t remember the line name. It’s been a while since I made this. I entered this quilt in my guild’s annual show (and yes, I got it there on time) and I won a blue ribbon on it. WOW! Moi… with a blue ribbon! And yeah, I soooooo had that sucker pinned to my hoddie for like a month.
Soooo…
Where are we having lunch?
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Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
I love looking at your quilts. :) I love the borders of these two in particular. You are just oozing with so much talent. :) Oh, and btw, I always have a room for you! ;)
April 20th, 2009Beautiful embroidery work! Love the Tea Party. I’m with you, looking for the tea/quilt shop for lunch :-)
April 20th, 2009Darling redwork quilt. But oh how I love the Tea Party quilt. I love all things tea and that is a pretty pretty quilt. I, too, used that In the Beginning line once upon a time. Still love it.
April 20th, 2009Lunch !!!!!! My side of the country we’ve just had dinner :)
Love both quilts. Quite a difference in styles and both great.
April 20th, 2009Wow! you do amazing work they are both so beautiful!
April 20th, 2009Darling quilts. You are truly a talented woman. Love this idea! I have been teaching at a needlework retreat in Park City for the past 4 years. (Unfortunately the shop that hosted the event me, has closed!!! sob, sob, sob!) I’m planning to find a way to get there again in the fall, because the place is so much fun!!! The only problem might be trying to pick a place to have lunch. So many fab choices!
April 20th, 2009I really like the redwork quilt…I am hoping to do one for my grandma sometime soon….And the Tea Party quilt is very beautiful!
April 20th, 2009I LOVE the Roly Poly Circus. So cute!
April 20th, 2009I say we just stroll down main street until we look in a window that looks good. And you know…if we’re in Park City, we’ll probably be able to get hubby to come along — you know, being the place where famous people hang out and all.
Your quilts are GORGEOUS! Superb. Just like everything you do! Now stop it. You’re making me drool and that’s just so unattractive!
April 20th, 2009Love your quilts, the red and white is especially splendid!
April 20th, 2009Ms. Zombie, Lunch in Park City would be fabulous anywhere you chose, just let us know the time and place. As for your quilts, I remember you posting Roly Poly, loved it then and still love it. And dog gone it… a blue ribbon!! I sure would have worn it on my hoodie for a week too. Great quilts deserve blue ribbons. Go Girl!
April 20th, 2009Wow! terrific embroidery. and lovely scalloped borders.
April 20th, 2009You are too funny and are making me sad that we can’t all meet up for real and have lunch and dessert and coffee then sit around and quilt for hours! Love your quilts! Always love your blog!
April 20th, 2009A M A Z I N G!!!!!! Wow you are good, and I’ll have you for lunch whenever you pop by :-)!!!!
April 20th, 2009You’re the bomb, Monica. I don’t know if I’ll make it through those other 300 or so quilts, but I’m sure glad I got to see yours. :-D
April 20th, 2009Let’s meet at Mill Creek for lunch tomorrow, okay? Ha. Love both of your wonderful quilts, the entire post, and agree completely with you on how fun this Quilt Festival is.
April 20th, 2009Hi, I have to say that the TEA Party quilt is my absolute FAVORITE quilt I have seen yet and there are so many many beautiful quilts on display. Thank you for sharing it. What a treasure it is !!!! Elizabeth
April 20th, 2009I love the red work! I don’t know if I would have the patience to finish it, but I am happy to admire yours!
April 20th, 2009I love them both. Let’s do Mexican for lunch. I craving some chips and saltsa (that’s how they say “salsa” in UT).
April 21st, 2009Hi Monica, reading your posts always makes me smile and giggle a little. Your quilts and embroidery are so beautiful!
April 21st, 2009Wow, I really do like your Roly Poly Circus quilt. My favorite parts about it are your beautiful embroidery and the scalloped edges. How did you do the binding with the scalloped edging?
April 21st, 2009Amazing Quilts!
Beautiful quilts! And of course, always an entertaining post. You really should visit Park City. It’s quite lovely, if a little “touristy”.
April 21st, 2009Love that Irish Tea Party. The setting is very special.
April 21st, 2009I love your Quilt! Tea is my favorite drink! So of course this would be one of my favorites! You do beautiful work!
April 21st, 2009beautiful quilts…how about lunch today at the Wet Dog…12:30
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I love both of your quilts, and especially the Tea Party quilt! If I ever win a ribbon…I’d definitely be carting it around with me for a long while!
April 21st, 2009Love both quilts but especially the Tea Party. Someday I might try to make a scalloped edge. Your workmanship is fantastic! A blue ribbon is definitely in order.
April 21st, 2009I love Park City, Monica, but I love your two quilts more….if I were you I’d get that Blue Ribbon for Tea Party out every so often and wear it proudly!
April 21st, 2009Cheers!
Great quilts! I love the Roly Poly Circus and have used some of the designs in quilts but never the whole set–it looks wonderful and I love the scalloped edge!
The second quilt is also wonderful-just beautiful. Love the crayon coloring!
April 21st, 2009Ooooooh I love your quilts! Everything you make is gorgeous though. A visit to Happy Zombie town is always uplifting and inspirational…and silly and fun. I love visiting. x
April 21st, 2009I also made the roly poly quilt about 5 years ago with a friends of mine and I love it! I hand quilted it and everything. Yours looks beautiful. What a wonderful quilt.
April 21st, 2009I just love that Roly Poly quilt… it is fabulous!!!! And your Tea Party quilt is lovely as well. You do beautiful work. :)
April 21st, 2009Monica,
April 21st, 2009the quilts are great! I don’t live to far from there~ you could stay with me and we could sew,, talk and laugh, and eat to thats a given! Just let me know, I may be home to visit meet me at Momma made it??!!
Nadine
A bloggers quilt festival? How incredibly FUN! I love both your quilts. Beautiful embroidery work! Wow!
April 21st, 2009I love the Roly Poly circus quilt, but Tea Party simply takes my breath away! How I wish I were it’s creator! It is sooooo beautiful. You are awesome.
April 22nd, 2009I had no idea about the quilt festival, either, but then computer woes and other things have kept me away from BlogLand. I love your quilts! Beautiful-ness.
April 22nd, 2009p.s. I’m ready for lunch ANYTIME!!
Excellent work that you’ve done.
April 22nd, 2009I’ve chaired 3 quilt shows and I love quilters who come in at the last minute with quilts. The reason why is sometimes people get lazy and don’t want to sew on a sleeve or they didn’t finish the quilt in time, so they come to quilt registration with only one of the quilts they entered. And it helps that the person who comes in at the last minute has beautiful quilts like yours! Your work is fantastic.
Thanks for the love you sent my way on my Quilt Festival post! I love you, too! Yes, I will have lunch with you!!!
April 22nd, 2009They were well worth waiting for. I especially love the Tea Party quilt. So feminine.
April 23rd, 2009The quilts are lovely. And of course the embroidery is impressive. Especially because I embroider like a primitive child. And I don’t mean to! I love the comment about the ribbon on your hoodie. Sounds like something I would do! haha Hmm Lunch in Park City? I had a gellato there a year ago.
April 23rd, 2009Love your post! So glad you joined in the fun :) The weather has been beautiful here this week - shorts, sunscreen, all that! Lunch on a patio would be amazing - I think Cafe Terigo has a nice menu to go with that patio!!
About your quilts — beautiful! I love the redwork, and the circular shape to each of the designs. Congrats on your ribbon for the other one too - so pretty!
Thanks for sharing :)
April 23rd, 2009Your quilts are GORGEOUS! If the pictures don’t do them justice, they’re even prettier than I can imagine. :)
April 23rd, 2009Absolutely adore the roly poly zoo quilt with the simplicity of the red and white highlighting the cute animals.
April 23rd, 2009both quilts are just amazing. what a clever border, and I love the flowers around the teapots!
April 24th, 2009Kristina
Oh, these quilts are incredible! Fabulous work!
April 25th, 2009~Emily xx
WOW…your work is incredible. Your quilts may be late, but I think I’d vote for them to receive an award. I’m especially fond of the teacup one, so I’m glad you snuck it into the show!!! LOL
April 25th, 2009You have made some really delightful quilts. Great use of color & design. I love it. You did a great job!
Thanks for sharing!
SewCalGal
April 27th, 2009p.s. tell ashton i don’t want none.
April 28th, 2009unless he’s handing out keys to his house.
hahaha. i kid, i kid.
i’m stopping right now before i get myself in trouble.
Hi Monica,
I’ve just discovered your blog and have enjoyed reading through your posts. Thank you for sharing the photos of your wonderful quilts.
April 29th, 2009Well, you may be late, but you are worth the wait! Your quilts are stellar.
May 2nd, 2009